RB Leipzig vs Man City LIVE Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Manchester City lost to RB Leipzig in the final Champions League Group A fixture on Wednesday night
RB Leipzig struck in each half to beat already-qualified Manchester City 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, booking a spot in the Europa League and snapping the English club’s 14-game unbeaten run against German teams in the competition.
With interim coach Achim Beierlorzer on the bench after the sacking of Jesse Marsch on Sunday, Leipzig secured third spot in Group A on the final matchday ahead of Club Brugge, who lost 4-1 at second-placed Paris St Germain.
City, with seven changes to the team that beat Watford in the Premier League at the weekend, defended high but Dominik Szoboszlai managed to break clear and latch onto a Konrad Laimer ball to round goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the 24th minute.
The hosts came close to a second but first Emil Forsberg’s shot was blocked by Steffen and a little later the City keeper made a reflex save to deny Andre Silva from point blank range.
His Leipzig counterpart Peter Gulacsi responded with a superb save of his own in the 40th, getting his fingers to a Phil Foden shot to direct it onto the post.
City looked livelier after the break but Leipzig scored against the run of play with Silva’s well-placed shot in the 71st after City clumsily lost possession in their own half.
The visitors did respond six minutes later with Riyad Mahrez’s diving header for his fifth goal in six Champions League games but their comeback was short-lived with Kyle Walker being shown a red card for kicking Silva from behind.
RB Leipzig 0 - 0 Man City
Kick off: Manchester City are out in their dreadful third kit tonight, it truly is a shocker. Both teams take the knee and then the home side get the ball rolling.
Emil Forsberg and Angelino attempt to combine to move the ball down the left wing but Riyad Mahrez is in the mix and he forces the ball back towards Leipzig’s own goal.
RB Leipzig vs Man City: Pep Guardiola’s pre-match thoughts
We have a really good team, everyone can play, deserves to play and the ones to stay in Manchester played a lot of minutes recently. Good enough to try and compete with Leipzig.
“It is about how you are going to feel, Kevin de Bruyne can play 40, 50 or 60 minutes and I don’t know the consequences of his Covid.
“We are comfortable playing this way. What you change is the quality of the players. The idea is that we have success, we believe in it 100%.
“It is difficult, a new manager we don’t know exactly what he will do. Leipzig have their own philosophy, it is not going to change. The board don’t accept playing another way. There will be gegenpressen and we are going to try and play in our rhythm.”
RB Leipzig vs Man City
It’s almost time for kick off at the RB Arena and tonight’s match will be played behind closed doors due to a rise in Coronavirus cases in this part of Germany.
The teams are gathering in the tunnel. On paper this should be an easy win for Pep Guardiola’s menbut with Leipzig you just never know how they’ll turn out.
Could be a good one this.
RB Leipzig vs Man City: Expect some goals tonight
RB Leipzig have both scored and conceded 13 goals in the Champions League this campaign and that 26-goal aggregate after five matchdays is the highest in this season’s group stage – one more than Manchester City who have scored 17 and conceded just eight.
RB Leipzig vs Man City: Leipzig’s struggles
After seven league games without defeat, Leipzig have lost their last three matches and now have to beat the Premier League champions to ensure they’ll drop down to the Europa League.
However, Christopher Nkunku has 13 goals in his last 16 Leipzig games including one at Union on Friday and a hat-trick against Manchester City. Is he the one to watch tonight?
RB Leipzig vs Man City: Leipzig sack Marsch
Former RB Leipzig manager Jesse Marsch was sacked on Sunday after just four months in charge. The 48-year-old American only joined the club this summer after succeeding Julian Nagelsmann.
Leipzig are 11th in the Bundesliga table, having won just five games out of 14 this season and assistant coach Achim Beierlorzer takes charge of the team against Manchester City tonight.
RB Leipzig vs Man City: Kevin De Bruyne warned he must ‘fight for a position’ at Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has warned that Kevin De Bruyne will need to fight to win back a regular place in the Manchester City side.
The Belgium playmaker has had a frustrating start to the campaign. He initially lacked match fitness after injuries robbed him of a pre-season before other knocks and a recent spell out with coronavirus prevented him building any momentum.
Kevin De Bruyne warned he must ‘fight for a position’ at Man City
The Belgian playmaker has been out most recently with coronavirus but will start against RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday
RB Leipzig vs Man City: Angelino set for City reunion
Angeliño was a Manchester City player between July 2012 and 2021, before he completed a permanent move to RB Leipzig having been on loan at the club since January 2020.
He made only six Premier League appearances for City, all in the first half of that 2019/20 campaign.
RB Leipzig vs Man City: City vs German sides
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 14 games against German opponents in the Champions League -with 13 wins and one draw - in a run which began in November 2014 with a 3-2 win over Bayern Munich.
They have won the last nine such fixtures in a row, scoring 28 goals and only conceding nine times in return.
However, City have a mixed record in Germany, with seven wins and six defeats in 14 previous away matches to Bundesliga opposition.
RB Leipzig vs Man City: Bundesliga club aiming for Europa spot
RB Leipzig are hoping to secure a spot in the Europe League by finishing ahead of Club Brugge in Group A.
The German side were 5-0 winners at Club Brugge on Matchday Five and it was the joint biggest margin of victory in this season’s Champions League.
Leipzig hold the head-to-head advantage against Club Brugge. meaning they will qualify for the Europa League if they match or better Club Brugge’s result at Paris Saint-Germain tonight.
But, they will have to do so under new management for this match having parted company with coach Jesse Marsch on Sunday; assistant Achim Beierlorzer will take temporary charge.
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